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As employers have insisted that the office allows
employees to be more productive and have crucial
interactions with coworkers, a common response from
workers has been that they actually experience the
most interruptions in the office.
For some, it's that they can't resist talking to coworkers
and being social. For others, it's that their colleagues
won't leave them alone long enough to be productive.
When you're more accessible to coworkers—and
they're more accessible to you—it makes sense that
you'd experience more interruptions.
Not to mention, most remote workers have set aside
space where they can work alone, while in-person
workers may have to work in large open spaces with
little privacy. Seven out of ten remote workers reported
that they work from a dedicated home office, while
the remainder worked from another multi-purpose
space in their home.
In-person employees reported having less privacy than remote workers
How challenging is privacy in the workplace?
1
(not challenging)
0%
60%
40%
20%
2 3 4 5 6
80%
Fully In-Person Fully Remote
7
(very challenging)
17%
83%
17%
50%
17% 17%
2023 Future of Work Report: Workplace Challenges
